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   Hul,   
      
   > Rudy - Brown shows that extended but, as stated below, there's   
   > no evidence that it's in use.   
      
   No, you did not state that /at all/.   You mentioned that you could not find   
   any extended capabilities in four computers.  Full stop.   
      
   No indication to the 'motherboards and the involved drives ages - which   
   certainly plays a role in those extended capabilities being avialable or   
   not.  And also no indication to /how/ you checked for those capabilities.   
   For all I know your checking method is flawed ...   
      
   In short, you failed to present the most basic information - which as of yet   
   you still do not seem to realize. :-(   
      
   Nonetheless I gave you a starting point - which you now reject without even   
   a reason.  For all I know you just threw it aside without even trying ("too   
   hard" or something like that).  :-((   
      
   What do you expect from us ?    (and do yourself a favour: Do /not/ ask for   
   full-fledged code.  Not in this newsgroup anyway)   
      
   And by the way:   
      
   1) That that INT 0x13, AH=0x42 is in Ralf Browns list is ample "evidence   
   that it's in use".   (if its in use on /your/ 'puter(s) depends ofcourse)   
      
   2) I've used those calls succesfully myself.  To me thats certainly   
   "evidence that it's in use"   
      
   Bottom line: /think/ before you reject help.   And for the record: Writing a   
   good question is /hard/.   Funny fact: A lot of questions answer themselves   
   in the process of trying to write a good one (experience talking here).   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)